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Milambar · 27-02-2014, 02:37

My landlord has comissioned a private company to do the repointing on all their properties. My neighbour just had them doing the work on his house, and told me a bit of a horror story.

Apparently the company doing the work cut his phoneline and pulled the mounting point out of the wall, so they could work unencumbered. BT have quoted him a substantial fee to repair the damage, I assume because its not technically a fault but "wilful damage".

The company behind it are refusing to cover the cost and the landlord is refusing to accept liability. Yes, he already has an appointment with a lawyer. He's not going to let it rest like that.

My property is due to be re-pointed next week. I am concerned that they will just rip the cable box off the wall and cut the cable with wirecutters, much like they did to my neighbours phone line.

I am wondering what VM's stance to damage done in a similar case would be, and any potential charges. Does anyone know?

27-02-2014, 02:37	#1
Milambar Inactive Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 954	Bit of an odd question... My landlord has comissioned a private company to do the repointing on all their properties. My neighbour just had them doing the work on his house, and told me a bit of a horror story. Apparently the company doing the work cut his phoneline and pulled the mounting point out of the wall, so they could work unencumbered. BT have quoted him a substantial fee to repair the damage, I assume because its not technically a fault but "wilful damage". The company behind it are refusing to cover the cost and the landlord is refusing to accept liability. Yes, he already has an appointment with a lawyer. He's not going to let it rest like that. My property is due to be re-pointed next week. I am concerned that they will just rip the cable box off the wall and cut the cable with wirecutters, much like they did to my neighbours phone line. I am wondering what VM's stance to damage done in a similar case would be, and any potential charges. Does anyone know?